(DataFlex) JSON FindRecord Example

Demonstrates the FindRecord method for searching an array of JSON records. The data used in this example is available at JSON sample data for FindRecord.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoJson
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sArrayPath
    String sRelativePath
    String sValue
    Boolean iCaseSensitive
    Variant vAccountRec
    Handle hoAccountRec
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End

    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJson "qa_data/json/qb_accounts.json" To iSuccess

    // A sample of the content of qb_accounts.json is shown at the bottom of this example.
    // The goal is to search the array of Account records to return the 1st match

    // Find the account with the name "Advertising"
    Move "QueryResponse.Account" To sArrayPath
    Move "Name" To sRelativePath
    Move "Advertising" To sValue
    Move True To iCaseSensitive

    Get ComFindRecord Of hoJson sArrayPath sRelativePath sValue iCaseSensitive To vAccountRec
    If (IsComObject(vAccountRec)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoAccountRec
        Set pvComObject Of hoAccountRec To vAccountRec
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoJson To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "Record not found."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // The accountRec should contain this:

    //       {
    //         "Name": "Advertising",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Advertising",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Expense",
    //         "AccountType": "Expense",
    //         "AccountSubType": "AdvertisingPromotional",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 0,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "7",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00"
    //         }
    //       }

    Get ComStringOf Of hoAccountRec "FullyQualifiedName" To sTemp1
    Showln "FullyQualifiedName: " sTemp1
    Get ComStringOf Of hoAccountRec "AccountType" To sTemp1
    Showln "AccountType: " sTemp1
    Get ComStringOf Of hoAccountRec "AccountSubType" To sTemp1
    Showln "AccountSubType: " sTemp1
    Showln "----"
    Send Destroy of hoAccountRec

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Find the first account where the currency is USD
    Move "CurrencyRef.value" To sRelativePath
    Move "USD" To sValue
    Move True To iCaseSensitive

    Get ComFindRecord Of hoJson sArrayPath sRelativePath sValue iCaseSensitive To vAccountRec
    If (IsComObject(vAccountRec)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoAccountRec
        Set pvComObject Of hoAccountRec To vAccountRec
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoJson To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "Record not found."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStringOf Of hoAccountRec "Name" To sTemp1
    Showln "Name: " sTemp1
    Get ComStringOf Of hoAccountRec "CurrencyRef.name" To sTemp1
    Showln "CurrencyRef.name: " sTemp1
    Showln "----"
    Send Destroy of hoAccountRec

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Find the first account with "receivable" in the name (case insensitive)
    Move "Name" To sRelativePath
    Move "*receivable*" To sValue
    Move False To iCaseSensitive

    Get ComFindRecord Of hoJson sArrayPath sRelativePath sValue iCaseSensitive To vAccountRec
    If (IsComObject(vAccountRec)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoAccountRec
        Set pvComObject Of hoAccountRec To vAccountRec
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoJson To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "Record not found."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStringOf Of hoAccountRec "Name" To sTemp1
    Showln "Name: " sTemp1
    Showln "----"
    Send Destroy of hoAccountRec

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
    // qb_accounts.json contains this data
    // 
    // {
    //   "QueryResponse": {
    //     "Account": [
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Accounts Payable (A/P)",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "Description": "Description added during update.",
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Accounts Payable (A/P)",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Liability",
    //         "AccountType": "Accounts Payable",
    //         "AccountSubType": "AccountsPayable",
    //         "CurrentBalance": -1602.67,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": -1602.67,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "33",
    //         "SyncToken": "1",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-10T10:12:02-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-24T16:41:39-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Accounts Receivable (A/R)",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Accounts Receivable (A/R)",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Asset",
    //         "AccountType": "Accounts Receivable",
    //         "AccountSubType": "AccountsReceivable",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 5281.52,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 5281.52,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "84",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-14T14:49:29-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-17T13:16:17-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Advertising",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Advertising",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Expense",
    //         "AccountType": "Expense",
    //         "AccountSubType": "AdvertisingPromotional",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 0,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "7",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Arizona Dept. of Revenue Payable",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Arizona Dept. of Revenue Payable",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Liability",
    //         "AccountType": "Other Current Liability",
    //         "AccountSubType": "GlobalTaxPayable",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 0,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "89",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-16T12:17:04-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-17T13:05:01-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Automobile",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Automobile",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Expense",
    //         "AccountType": "Expense",
    //         "AccountSubType": "Auto",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 0,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "55",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-14T10:15:53-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-14T10:16:05-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    // ...
    // 


End_Procedure